Chapter 30: Peach Blossom Flood

"Qinglin, Luo Qinglin!"

"Huh? What's the matter?" Luo Qinglin came back to his senses from his daze, turned his head slowly with dull eyes.

There were faint dark circles under Luo Qinglin's eyes, and his lips were a little pale, much lighter than usual, with a layer of dead skin on his lips. He looked as if all his energy had been drained away, and he had returned to his previous decadent state of working seven days a week.

Qin Xiaoxi frowned worriedly, secretly glanced at Bai Shengyun who was cursing loudly not far away, then leaned over, carefully took the mineral water on the plastic table and handed it to Luo Qinglin.

"What happened? You've been so absent-minded since last week that I have to call your name several times before I can talk to you."

"I... seem to have messed up." Luo Qinglin took a sip of mineral water, moistened his dry lips, and slowly put the water down.

Ever since the day before yesterday, Jiang Yanyu said, "From now on we will just act," and after sending him home, she left the house alone and has never appeared in his sight again.

In the following half month, he asked Jiang Yanyu on WeChat, "Where have you been? When will you be back?" Jiang Yanyu replied, "I'm out working. I'll be back next month."

Luo Qinglin intermittently sent Jiang Yanyu some newly taken photos of sunrise, sunset, and swans on the artificial lake to attract Jiang Yanyu's attention, but Jiang Yanyu only replied with a single sentence "very beautiful" at 12 o'clock midnight.

The chat history was filled with green dialog boxes that he had sent. He would send ten messages before getting a polite "Good morning," "Good afternoon," or "Good night" from Jiang Yanyu.

"What went wrong? Is it related to Brother Jiang?" Qin Xiaoxi asked in a low voice, covering her mouth. While asking, she glanced at Bai Shengyun, afraid that she would be caught while chatting and slacking off.

The sand and rocks on the Gobi Desert are scorching hot, and the scorching sun makes people almost suffer from heatstroke. Even if you cover your head with a UPF50+ parasol, you cannot avoid the light and ultraviolet rays reflected from the desert.

Today's task is to shoot the cover for the well-known fashion magazine Mode. The magazine specially invited popular stars to help out, and all the staff went to the desert.

"Mr. Si, I've told you three times to put your right foot on the rock. Are you deaf or do you not understand what I'm saying?"

"How hot can 50 or 60 degrees be? You are a man, but you are so shy. You are even worse than a little girl."

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon now. If I can't get a photo that satisfies you before sunset, I guarantee that you won't be able to get the couture dress you want to wear on the red carpet in the future."

Bai Shengyun's curses and threats spread everywhere with the wind, and the staff around him fell silent, fearing that he would vent his anger on them.

Qin Xiaoxi originally thought that Bai Shengyun and her ex-boyfriend were from the same circle.

But after half a month of contact, she discovered that Bai Shengyun not only scolded the models, but also quarreled with magazine editors, and even dared to threaten popular stars, scolding them so hard that everyone lowered their heads and dared not talk back.

Looking at the stars who were scolded speechless, Qin Xiaoxi suddenly felt that Bai Shengyun’s background should be much more powerful than her ex-boyfriend, and they were not from the same circle at all.

So Qin Xiaoxi did not dare to confront him head-on. She tried to hide whenever she could. She hid in the women's bathroom during breaks, stood in the corner while working, and pulled Luo Qinglin away as soon as work was finished to avoid contact with Bai Shengyun.

In order to avoid attracting Bai Shengyun's attention, Qin Xiaoxi even did it seriously and without any flaws when slacking off at work.

"Doesn't Brother Jiang like you to go to Muay Thai class with me?" Qin Xiaoxi asked in a low voice.

"No, he..." Luo Qinglin lowered his head and said hesitantly, "He seems to have lost interest in me."

After telling Qin Xiaoxi about the conversation that day, Luo Qinglin felt more and more that he had done something wrong and taken the wrong path.

"Should I confess everything to him? Is it too late now?" Luo Qinglin asked hesitantly.

The more Qin Xiaoxi listened, the more strange it seemed to her. She thought, the capitalist seemed to like Luo Qinglin very much, so how could he give up so easily? Is it possible that he is cheating?

After a moment's silence, Qin Xiaoxi rested his chin on his hand, squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Is he trying to trick you? It's just like Pavlov's love method. He keeps teasing you first, and then from one day on, he deliberately ignores you, so that you will not get used to it, and unconsciously start to miss him, care about him, and finally fall in love with him."

"Isn't that called 'Pavlov's Dog'?" Luo Qinglin asked with a frown.

"Oh, don't be so academic. He must be deceiving you and trying to trick you into confessing to him." Qin Xiaoxi replied.

"Woo~ Who wants to confess to whom?" Xiao Ruxuan walked quietly behind the two of them like a silent ghost, and said with a light breath.

"Oh my god, I'm so scared!" Qin Xiaoxi covered her ears and her body shook violently in fear.

"Could it be that Mr. Luo wants to confess his love to Mr. Jiang?" Xiao Ruxuan crossed her arms and said with a pair of harmless and friendly almond-shaped eyes, "Mr. Luo has been turned gay so quickly?"

How come so many people know that he and Jiang Yanyu are a fake couple?

Luo Qinglin stood still, remaining silent and not answering, so as to avoid giving others a chance to talk.

"What's the point of being gay? The couple just had some conflicts." Qin Xiaoxi coughed and tried to cover up with a serious face.

"Really?" Xiao Ruxuan calmly stretched out her arm and secretly hugged Qin Xiaoxi's shoulders. "Who in this circle doesn't know that Mr. Luo is a straight man? The whole world knows that you and Mr. Jiang are a contract couple."

Luo Qinglin and Qin Xiaoxi looked at each other, turned around in shock and asked, "The whole world... knows?"

"Yeah," Xiao Ruxuan blinked innocently twice, took out her phone and clicked on Weibo, "Here, the whole world."

Qin Xiaoxi took the phone and flipped the page, while Luo Qinglin craned his neck to look at the entries on the hot search.

[Social security payment record of Yanyu Studio]

[Jiang Yanyu get out of the domestic entertainment industry]

[Linhua Films Equity Restructuring]

"Get capitalists out of the domestic entertainment industry" has become a permanent entry, and I feel uncomfortable if I don't see it for a day. Qin Xiaoxi shook her head helplessly and clicked on the first entry.

[Wangba Entertainment: Jiang Yanyu poached her boyfriend to work in her own studio? Do you need to pay social security for your partner when you are in a relationship? [question.jpg]】

Attached below are the social security payment records of the two studios. Hanxin Studio paid for Luo Qinglin until June, while Yanyu Studio paid from July onwards.

The comments below were filled with chaos, with fans and passers-by arguing with each other.

[There is solid evidence of a contractual relationship.] 】

[I'm going to say that his "boyfriend" is straight, do you have any objection? 】

[Jiang Yanyu didn’t dig the person out earlier or later, but only dug the person into his own studio after the drugging incident broke out. What does this show? 】

[It means there is something wrong with your brain!] My brother just wanted to make his sister-in-law's work easier, but he was distorted by pink eye. 】

[If fans have the energy to help your family control comments, they might as well pay more attention to their own parents. 】

[Sorry, my mom is also a fan of Jiang Yanyu. 】

......

After leaving Qianyu Island, Luo Qinglin never opened Weibo again, like a turtle hiding in his shell. He thought that as long as he didn't look at it or flip through it, no one would comment on him online and would constantly expose him to the fire of public opinion.

But now, when all the comments were laid out before him without reservation, Luo Qinglin realized that he was not as panicked as he had imagined. Instead, he felt a sense of openness and relief.

Why?

Is it because no one scolded him in the comments? Is it because Jiang Yanyu helped him bear the bombardment of public opinion?

Luo Qinglin suddenly realized that the video Jiang Yanyu posted in the hospital a month ago might not have been a failed public relations, because that video was indeed extremely successful in protecting him.

My heart felt a little bitter, as if I had eaten a lot of apricots. The sourness was out of control and spread all the way from my mouth to my chest.

Luo Qinglin let out a long sigh and sent a message to Jiang Yanyu: "Where are you?" Reply my message] and sent Chen Qixing a screenshot of the trending search, asking him whether he needed to make a statement on Weibo himself, what content he should post and when to post it.

Jiang Yanyu still didn't reply, but Chen Qixin wrote back quickly.

[Assistant Xiao Chen: Don’t worry, Mr. Luo, we have taken care of everything. 】

【Luo Qinglin: Okay, thank you for your hard work. 】

After putting down his phone, Luo Qinglin still couldn't relieve the bitterness in his heart. He stared at the rolling desert hills, lost in thought, and sighed from time to time.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruxuan leaned close to Qin Xiaoxi's ear and asked in a weak voice, "Hey, let me ask you, does Mr. Luo like Mr. Jiang?"

"Go away, don't get so close to me," Qin Xiaoxi shook off the arm on her shoulder, clenched her fist and raised it in front of her, "If you touch me again, I won't be polite!"

"What's wrong with girls being close to each other~" Xiao Ruxuan raised the corner of her mouth, hugged Qin Xiaoxi's waist with both hands, and rested her head on her shoulder.

Qin Xiaoxi frowned and turned her head away, "I'm allergic to rich people."

"Mr. Luo, Ms. Qin, please come over here!"

Bai Shengyun's angry voice sounded from a distance. Qin Xiaoxi immediately made a bitter face and glared at Xiao Ruxuan fiercely, while Xiao Ruxuan stuck out her tongue playfully and ran back to the rest shed.

Hearing the call from his instructor, Luo Qinglin patted his cheeks vigorously, perked up, and took Qin Xiaoxi to the shooting location.

"You come and take his picture!"

Bai Shengyun had a gloomy face. He threw away the equipment and walked hurriedly to sit on the folding chair. His footsteps were so powerful that sand was splashed into the air with every step.

Luo Qinglin took the equipment carefully, sighed tiredly, and walked to Si Moyu.

Si Moyu had just reached adulthood, and had relied on his family background to become a well-resourced traffic star for several years. He had a fair complexion, and his skin was delicate and tender. His whole body glowed white in the sun, and he looked like a delicate yet domineering young master.

"Mr. Si, can we finish the filming quickly and then go back to rest? If you have any concerns, just tell me and I will help you solve them right away." Luo Qinglin coaxed with a smile.

"I don't want to step on the rocks, it'll burn me to death." Si Moyu puffed out his cheeks and spoke in a crisp voice.

Luo Qinglin waved to Qin Xiaoxi, and Qin Xiaoxi took out a bottle of skin protective film medical spray from her bag and handed it to him.

"I'll help you spray a layer of protective film on the soles of your feet. Let's shoot quickly and try to finish within ten minutes. I will definitely not let your feet get burned, okay?"

Si Moyu's eyes flickered when he heard this, and he obviously relaxed his tone and asked, "Do you promise?"

"I promise." Luo Qinglin replied with a smile.

"Then spray it." Si Moyu raised her legs and stretched her white feet in front of Luo Qinglin.

Luo Qinglin winked at Qin Xiaoxi, who stepped forward to support Si Moyu, while he half-knelt down, turned on the spray, and sprayed the ointment on the soles of his feet little by little.

The cool compress sprayed into the air and quickly formed a protective film on the bare feet, which was icy and cool, like a smoothie.

Si Moyu moved her toes slightly, looked at the whorl of hair on Luo Qinglin's head, and asked softly, "Don't you think I'm too delicate and not heroic enough as a man?"

There are many people who are more pampered than you. He has even seen stars who have to drink 37℃ mineral water and will insult their assistants if it is one degree below the normal temperature.

Luo Qinglin shook his head and replied: "Whether to be coquettish or heroic, it is everyone's right, regardless of gender."

After thirty seconds, the dressing will completely form a film.

"Okay, Mr. Si, shall we start shooting now?" Luo Qinglin lowered his voice and asked with a warm smile.

"Wait," Si Moyu did not retract his legs, but stretched his feet forward and placed them on Luo Qinglin's thighs, commanding in a domineering manner, "If you call me Mo Mo, I will shoot."

Luo Qinglin:......?

The author has something to say:

Luo Qinglin: How about I ask you to explore it [scared.jpg].

Qin Xiaoxi: @Jiang Yanyu, my wife is in danger, come back quickly!

Note:

① “Pavlov’s Dog” Experiment: Every time before feeding the dog, the experimenter would turn on a red light and ring a bell. Over time, when the bell rings or the red light comes on, the dog will associate this signal with food and automatically secrete saliva. (This is an unscientific summary by the author. If you are interested, you can search on Baidu.)